2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had any other types of cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,927 393 6.9 6.0- 7.8 4,534 93.1 92.2-94.0
-Eastern NC 1,850 159 6.5 5.4- 7.9 1,691 93.5 92.1-94.6
GENDER
Male 814 50 4.5 3.2- 6.3 764 95.5 93.7-96.8
Female 1,036 109 8.4 6.6-10.6 927 91.6 89.4-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,040 106 8.1 6.4-10.1 934 91.9 89.9-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 444 28 5.0 3.2- 7.7 416 95.0 92.3-96.8
Other 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 263 14 8.0 4.6-13.6 249 92.0 86.4-95.4
55-64 334 28 7.3 4.8-10.9 306 92.7 89.1-95.2
65-74 395 54 12.0 8.7-16.4 341 88.0 83.6-91.3
75+ 220 52 22.3 16.0-30.2 168 77.7 69.8-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 36 4.9 3.3- 7.1 462 95.1 92.9-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 522 60 8.3 6.0-11.2 462 91.7 88.8-94.0
College Graduate 643 49 6.2 4.4- 8.9 594 93.8 91.1-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 642 92 12.3 9.5-15.6 550 87.7 84.4-90.5
No 1,168 65 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,103 96.2 94.9-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 313 22 6.2 3.8-10.1 291 93.8 89.9-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,529 137 6.6 5.3- 8.1 1,392 93.4 91.9-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 916 36 2.9 1.9- 4.2 880 97.1 95.8-98.1
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 552 85 14.8 11.4-19.0 467 85.2 81.0-88.6
Unable to Work 155 26 13.9 8.6-21.7 129 86.1 78.3-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 22 8.1 4.8-13.2 171 91.9 86.8-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 21 8.5 5.2-13.6 197 91.5 86.4-94.8
$50,000- 74,999 236 23 5.1 3.0- 8.5 213 94.9 91.5-97.0
$75,000+ 466 27 4.6 2.9- 7.3 439 95.4 92.7-97.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 36 6.7 4.4-10.1 389 93.3 89.9-95.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 882 74 6.5 4.9- 8.6 808 93.5 91.4-95.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 36 6.7 4.4-10.1 389 93.3 89.9-95.6
HOUSING
Own 1,236 125 8.1 6.5-10.0 1,111 91.9 90.0-93.5
Rent 454 23 3.1 1.9- 5.0 431 96.9 95.0-98.1
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 511 36 5.7 3.9- 8.1 475 94.3 91.9-96.1
Rural 1,191 111 6.9 5.4- 8.8 1,080 93.1 91.2-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 940 88 7.2 5.4- 9.4 852 92.8 90.6-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 730 58 6.0 4.5- 8.1 672 94.0 91.9-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 34 6.8 4.5-10.1 336 93.2 89.9-95.5
2nd Quartile 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 605 42 5.6 4.0- 8.0 563 94.4 92.0-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 656 72 8.3 6.1-11.3 584 91.7 88.7-93.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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